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East Asia
Hundreds of research papers submitted for Indonesian Students Conference
Hundreds of research papers by Indonesian students from various countries have been registered for paper competition in the Indonesian Student Conference in Korea or CISAK 2013, which the registration ended last 28 April. Indonesian Students Association in Korea (PERPIKA) has organized this annual event since 2008. The high number of…
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South East Asia
Indonesia’s economy grows quaterly at 6.02%, slowest in two years
A laborer works at a construction site in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 6, 2013. Indonesia’s economy expanded at 6.02 percent in the first three months, the slowest pace in two years, amid slower exports and government spending, the National Statistic Bureau announced here on Monday. <Xinhua/Zulkarnain>
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South East Asia
Malaysia’s governing coalition extends rule despite worst electoral showing
Malaysia’s governing coalition extended its half-century rule despite its worst-ever performance in a general election, a result that exposes growing racial polarization in the Southeast Asian nation and could undermine Prime Minister Najib Razak. With just one result left to declare, the National Front had won 133 seats in the…
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South East Asia
Hilltribe people hold King’s flags at Thailand’s coronation day celebration
Hilltribe people in their costumes hold Thai and the King’s flags as they gather to honor Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the coronation day celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, May 5, 2013. The 85-year-old King Bhumibol, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, was formally crowned on May 5, 1950. <AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong>
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South East Asia
Visitors pose for photo during Trick Art Exhibition in Jakarta
A visitor poses for a photo in front of a three-dimensional painting during the Trick Art Exhibition held at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 29, 2013. A total of 72 creative works from South Korea and Indonesia were displayed at the exhibition. Two visitors pose for a photo…
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East Asia
Chinese FM Yi meets with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh in Jarkata, Indonesia, May 2, 2013. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) shakes hands with his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa prior to their meeting in Jarkata, Indonesia, May 2, 2013. <Xinhua/Jiang Fan>
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South East Asia
Cambodian people visit Thai trade fair 2013 at Diamond Island Exhibition
Mao Thora (3rd L), secretary of state at Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, and other guests attend the opening ceremony of Thai trade fair 2013 at the Diamond Island Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 2, 2013. Thousands of Cambodian people visited and bought Thai products on Thursday during Thai…
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East Asia
RCEP vs. TPP: Choice between China and America?
Editor’s note: A trade talk for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) is scheduled to open from May 9 to 13 in Brunei. The RCEP covers more than half of the world’s population involving 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to become a platform for the integration of trade…
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South East Asia
Malaysian people listen to opposition leader’s speech at election campaign
Residents listen to a speech by Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim during an election campaign rally in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Malaysia will hold general elections on May 5 in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition’s 56-year grip on power in…
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South East Asia
Opening ceremony for 69th session of UN ESCAP held in Bangkok
The opening ceremony of the Ministerial Segment of the 69th Commission Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is held in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2013. The 69th UN ESCAP Commission Session is held at the UN Conference Center in Bangkok from April 25…
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